Speak The Truth recently had the opportunity to interview Rabbi Malachi from Congregation Torah in Washington D.C. to get his take on the midterm election results.
He does not think that the Democrats taking over the House will have a large impact on the Jewish community, but he is happy to know that there is a chance they will help pass policies to resolve the Piggy Crisis of 2018. “I really don’t expect a large shift in policies for us Jews, but maybe we will see some protection for our spare change,” he said.
Rather than worrying about how the newly elected officials will vote on bills that go through Congress, the Jewish community in the capital is concerned about something much less thought of. Concerning to them are the new representatives’ food preferences and how that will affect the business in Jewish restaurants in the area.
“In all honesty, we don’t give two pennies about what policies the new representatives make,” said Rabbi Malachi, “We just want to know if they like corned beef on rye.”
This may be a valid concern; after the last election, profits went up by an average of $1,000 a month in local delis. Previous elections have had similar positive and negative implications on the deli business.
Delis are not the only restaurants affected; bagel shops have seen similar changes in profits from the change in elected officials in the capital.
This concern about restaurant profits was the primary reason for the widespread support of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 election by the Jews. “We estimate that Bernie alone would have boosted bagel shop and deli profits by nearly $10,000 a month.” Rabbi Malachi explained.
Our financial experts here at Speak the Truth did some research to see if this claim was true and found it to be entirely valid. This discovery raises the question: What would happen to the Jews if there was ever an anti-deli administration in the White House?
Financial advisor and political analyst Igor Sulistaw found that in the event of an anti-deli administration, the Jewish community in the capital would stand to lose over $1 billion. This loss must be avoided at all costs and is expected to be a large voting issue in the 2020 presidential election.
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